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Erri De Luca

1950 - Today

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Enrico "Erri" De Luca (born 20 May 1950, Naples) is an Italian novelist, translator and poet. He has been recognized by critic Giorgio De Rienzo of Corriere della Sera as "the writer of the decade". He is also known for his opposition to the Lyon-Turin high speed train line, and is being sued for having called for its sabotage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erri De Luca has received more than 143,078 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Erri De Luca is the 3,354th most popular writer (up from 3,532nd in 2019), the 2,785th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,755th in 2019) and the 189th most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 140k

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  • 50.59

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Erri De Luca ranks 3,354 out of 5,755Before him are Viktor Rydberg, Mary Seacole, Angelos Sikelianos, Bragi Boddason, Elia Abu Madi, and Casimir Delavigne. After him are Olga Bergholz, Shen Congwen, Robert Chambers, Remigius of Auxerre, Massimo Bontempelli, and Per Petterson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Erri De Luca ranks 201Before him are Seiichi Sakiya, Eric Maskin, Jadranka Stojaković, Luigi Delneri, Jim Beaver, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. After him are Kazuhisa Kono, Jon Polito, Humberto Coelho, Tommy Aldridge, Kristina Wayborn, and Angelo Branduardi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Erri De Luca ranks 2,785 out of 4,668Before him are Anthony Panizzi (1797), Benedetto Castelli (1578), Giosafat Barbaro (1413), Goffredo Petrassi (1904), Marco da Gagliano (1582), and Campanus of Novara (1210). After him are Adone Zoli (1887), Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (1841), Giovanni Gradenigo (1273), Maria Carta (1934), Massimo Bontempelli (1878), and Julius Obsequens (400).

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Erri De Luca ranks 189Before him are Sibilla Aleramo (1876), Giulio Angioni (1939), Teofilo Folengo (1491), Luciano De Crescenzo (1928), Augusto Genina (1892), and Giosafat Barbaro (1413). After him are Massimo Bontempelli (1878), Julius Obsequens (400), Tullio Pinelli (1908), Suso Cecchi d'Amico (1914), Vincenzo Cerami (1940), and Giovanni Battista Giraldi (1504).

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